Sheep farmers in England, Scotland and Wales now have the opportunity to ask their vet to test their flocks for exposure to enzootic abortion (EAE). The toxoplasmosis testing phase opened back in February. This popular subsidised diagnostic service, offered by MSD Animal Health helps farmers identify possible reasons for early lamb losses. Farmers have until the end of June 2025 to take advantage of the subsidised testing on offer.
GB sheep farmers who find that more than 2% of their flock is barren or aborting this lambing season are being encouraged to contact their vet to take advantage of the FlockCheck diagnostic scheme by asking their vet to take blood samples from six to eight aborted, unvaccinated ewes, or from barren ewes or ones that have produced weakly lambs.
Experience has shown that the results help vets and their farmer clients make more informed decisions about appropriate flock health measures.